CVE-2023-45820

Directus crashes on invalid WebSocket message

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. In affected versions any Directus installation that has websockets enabled can be crashed if the websocket server receives an invalid frame. A malicious user could leverage this bug to crash Directus. This issue has been addressed in version 10.6.2. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid using websockets.

Directus es una API y un panel de aplicaciones en tiempo real para administrar el contenido de la base de datos SQL. En las versiones afectadas, cualquier instalación de Directus que tenga websockets habilitados puede fallar si el servidor websocket recibe un frame no válido. Un usuario malintencionado podría aprovechar este error para bloquear Directus. Este problema se solucionó en la versión 10.6.2. Se recomienda a los usuarios que actualicen. Los usuarios que no puedan actualizar deben evitar el uso de websockets.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track*

Exploitation

Poc

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-10-13 CVE Reserved
2023-10-19 CVE Published
2024-09-12 CVE Updated
2024-09-12 First Exploit
2024-10-25 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-hmgw-9jrg-hf2m	2024-09-12

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/243eed781b42d6b4948ddb8c3792bcf5b44f55bb	2023-10-25

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Monospace Search vendor "Monospace"		Directus Search vendor "Monospace" for product "Directus"				>= 10.4.0 < 10.6.2 Search vendor "Monospace" for product "Directus" and version " >= 10.4.0 < 10.6.2"		node.js		Affected